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written off early in 1973. LAV has also leased
a DC-9 from an American banking institution
for seven years. The aircraft was previously
operated by Ozark Air Lines.
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB) has bought a
second 727. The aircraft, a Series 100C, was
acquired from Trans International Airlines.
Macedonian Aviation is reported to have
bought three Heralds from Eastern Provincial
Airways.
Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has bought
a third 707-320C from Qantas. The aircraft
was delivered in June. MAS has also ordered
a ninth 737-200C for delivery in September
next year.
Martinair has ordered a second DC-10-30CF
for delivery in November 1975.
Mey-Air ceased operations on February 22
and was declared bankrupt two days later.
The airline's two 737s were returned to Boeing
early in March and later resold to Piedmont
Aviation.
Middle East Airlines has ordered three 747-
200Bs and taken options on two more at a
cost of $120 million. The aircraft, due for
delivery between May and September next
year, will be equipped with side cargo doors.
Misrair has been reformed as a charter sub
sidiary of Egyptair. Equipment includes the
four Comet 4Cs displaced when 707-320Cs
and Tupolev Tu-154s were delivered.
Modern Air Transport, the US supplemental
airline operating from West Berlin, has been
bought by Aeroamerica, a Seattle-based
charter operator. Planned take-over date,
subject to CAB approval, was October 1.
Modern's fleet of eight Convair CV-990s will
be replaced by three 720s leased from the
parent company.
Mount Cook Airlines has bought a second
Grumman Goose at a cost of $100,000. The
aircraft, acquired from the US, entered service
in August and replaced a number of smaller
Grumman Widgeons.
Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (NLM)
acquired a fifth F.27 in May. The aircraft was
previously used by the Italian airline ATI.
New Zealand National Airways Corporation
(NAQ has ordered two more 737s for delivery
in December 1975 and April 1976, bringing the
fleet of 737s to nine.
Ninon Kinkyori Airways (NKA) began third-
level operations on August 10 using three 19-
seat Twin Otters on routes linking Niigata
with Sadogashima and Sapporo with Wak-
kanai and Rishiri. NKA was due to merge with
the air-taxi operator Yokohama Koku on
October 1.
Nordair is to lease a DC-8-61 from Trans
International Airlines. Delivery was scheduled
for October 1.
Ontario Worldair, originally formed in 1971,
was granted authority in July to operate
charter flights from Toronto using a leased
DC-8-63.
Ozark Air Lines has bought four DC-9-30s
from Delta Air Lines. Delivery of the aircraft
operated by Northeast Airlines until taken
over by Delta, is scheduled for the first half
of next year.
Pacific Western Airlines was taken over in
August by the Government of the Province
of Alberta, which acquired a 97 per cent
interest in the airline at a reported cost of
$36-7 million.
Pakistan International Airlines took delivery of
three 720Bs bought from Western Airlines
between June and August. The aircraft,
costing $4-1 million, have replaced F.27s on
some domestic routes, including those linking
Karachi with Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Pan Adria has bought five Fairchild-Hiller
FH-227Bs from Allegheny Airlines at a cost
of S3-2 million. The first aircraft was handed
over in July and deliveries are expected to be
completed by November.
Pan American has reduced its order for 747SPs
from ten to five, but increased its options from
18 to 20. First deliveries are scheduled for
1977. Pan Am has also leased a 747C con
vertible freighter from World Airways for
20 months. The 100-ton-payload freighter
entered service on the transatlantic run last
month.
Philippine Aerotransport has been formed as
a subsidiary of the Philippine Aerospace
Development Corporation to operate a net
work of passenger and cargo feeder services
throughout the Republic using a number of
the 100 Britten-Norman Islanders, some
amphibious, recently ordered from PADC.
Operations will begin shortly using six com
plete aircraft due to be delivered by next
February. Cargo flights will also be operated
by Philippine Aerotransport using Govern
ment-owned Hercules.
Philippine Airlines has bought a One-Eleven
500 from Germanair and ordered two more
from BAC for delivery later in the year. The
PAL One-Eleven fleet will then number eight.
Phoenix Airways of Switzerland ceased opera
tions on March 17 following financial dif
ficulties.
Piedmont Aviation acquired two additional
737-200s in May. The aircraft were previously
operated by the defunct Norwegian airline
Mey-Air. Piedmont's 737 fleet now totals 18
aircraft.
On October 9, 1974, at 2040hr Monarch Airlines Britannia 312
G-AOVT was landed at Luton by Captjohn Wilson after a I hr39min charter
flight from Basle.This was the last civil passenger-carrying Britannia
service in Europe, leaving Cubana as the sole passenger operator of the
type. The first Britannia service was instituted by BOAC on February I,
1957 (See "Flight" for February I, 1957, page 139). G-AOVT was the last
312-series Britannia built. On this flight it completed its 35,497th
flying hour and made its 10,760th landing. It is very sad (writes "Flight"
staff member Stephen Piercey, who was aboard by courtesy of Monarch)
that public transport in such a beautiful aircraft is finished in Europe.
But it is good to know that the Britannia is still serving worldwide as a
freighter. Let us hope that the rumours of a Britannia going to Duxford
for preservation are correct. For the record, the world Britannia census
is as follows:—Monarch Airlines, G-ANCF; International aviation
Services (Gatwick), G-AOVF, G-AOVP, G-AOVS, G-ANCD; AER. Turas
(Ireland), EI-BAA (on long lease from Monarch); RAF, 22; Africargoj
African Safari, 5Y-ALT; Cubana, CU-T668, 669, 670, 671; A & AEE
Boscombe Down, XX367
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